Genome-wide analysis reveals population structure and selection in Chinese indigenous sheep breeds
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Genome-Wide Specific Selection in Three Domestic Sheep Breeds
BACKGROUND Commercial sheep raised for mutton grow faster than traditional Chinese sheep breeds. Here, we aimed to evaluate genetic selection among three different types of sheep breed: two well-known commercial mutton breeds and one indigenous Chinese breed. RESULTS We first combined locus-specific branch lengths and di statistical methods to detect candidate regions targeted by selection in...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Genomics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1471-2164
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1384-9